As people flocked towards the center of the light, eager to see what was happening, the phenomenon quickly drew attention beyond the city limits.
"Friends, did you see that? That place is where the light is gathering. Let's go check it out and see what's inside!" A young man in a blue shirt, holding a camera, recorded the spectacle.
Once the video was uploaded online, it immediately sparked discussions among people in other cities.
"What is this? Why is the sunlight so intense there?"
"Is this some movie scene? Is a new film about to be released?"
"Special effects?"
At first, online viewers thought the scene might be a special effect or a movie scene. However, the longer they watched, the stranger it felt.
The unusual sight seemed too real to be mere special effects. Almost everyone started to suspect it was genuine.
Soon, as the video's explanation spread, viewers' expressions changed to shock.
Is this real?
A radiant phenomenon spreading across an entire city?
What's going on?!
The news of the phenomenon spread rapidly, and more people became aware and interested.
Naturally, agencies like S.H.I.E.L.D. also took notice of the event.
"Tony, I need you to check this out," Nick Fury urgently contacted Iron Man.
At Stark Tower.
"What do you need? I'm busy with something…" Tony Stark instinctively tried to refuse.
Before he could finish his response, Nick Fury's serious tone cut him off, "Tony, this is serious. This mysterious phenomenon is affecting an entire city. If it goes wrong, the entire city could be in danger. Tony…"
Listening to Nick Fury's insistence, Iron Man Tony Stark reluctantly agreed, "Fine, I'll go. Fury, just stop talking."
Moments later, a red suit flew out of Stark Tower.
Not just S.H.I.E.L.D., but also Hydra, the military, and the experimental department at the Alessandro Base all dispatched personnel to investigate.
As ordinary citizens moved towards the center of the phenomenon and various agencies sent out their teams, a transformation was beginning at the center of the radiant event.
Syd floated in the air, surrounded by an infinite gathering of light.
At this moment, the dormant symbiote in his right hand, Venom, could no longer tolerate the change and awoke, quickly emerging from Syd's hand.
Venom, with its small black head, stared in astonishment at the scene before it.
"Syd, what's happening now?"
Why did Syd seem to experience inexplicable changes at regular intervals, like a human woman's menstrual cycle?
What's going on this time?
Venom was baffled.
At that moment, a mysterious warm current flowed through Syd, making his divine body increasingly perfect and causing astonishing changes.
His bones, muscles, and skin—his body's density—were continuously increasing.
His physique and appearance became more refined and perfect…
A mysterious aura enveloped him…
The blood within him had turned completely golden, glowing with brilliant light and flowing with dense energy.
It could be said that his body had now completely become that of an Asgardian!
Stamina, strength, defense… all had experienced a leap in enhancement!
Though he had not tested his body's defense in detail, Syd was confident that ordinary creatures could no longer harm him, and even bullets likely would not pose a threat.
However, he wasn't sure about high-powered weapons like missiles, as he had yet to test those.
Ignoring the untested aspects and knowing his defense had greatly increased, Syd's attention shifted to the topic of oxygen.
Previously, even with a level-four divine body, he hadn't been able to exist outside Earth's atmosphere without oxygen—he would have almost certainly perished in space. Now…
Syd became curious.
He stopped breathing, holding his breath.
Ten seconds…
Ten minutes…
Thirty minutes…
After half an hour, Syd felt remarkably good.
He discovered that even after half an hour without breathing, he felt no discomfort!
It wasn't the typical sensation of holding one's breath; it was as if he was completely unaffected.
Syd wondered, "Could it be that I really don't need oxygen anymore?"
With his body now embodying the true Asgardian form and his stamina elevated to an extraordinary, almost supernatural level, he wasn't sure if he was still in a phase of endurance testing.
After hesitating, to confirm more accurately, Syd retrieved the Cosmic Cube from his backpack.
Visualizing the desolate Moon, he activated the Cosmic Cube, which emitted a blue light and caused a spatial ripple.
Syd's form vanished from the spot and appeared on the Moon.
Looking up, the view was dark, the vastness of space intimidating.
Looking down, the grayish-white soil of the Moon stretched out, bathed in the sunlight from the distant Sun, giving it a silvery glow.
At first, the scenery seemed interesting, but it quickly became desolate.
At that moment, Syd wasn't in the mood to appreciate the view; he was focused on feeling the changes in his body.
The last time he visited the Moon, due to his physical condition, he could only stay for a few seconds before returning to Earth, his face pale. Now…
Syd was astonished to find that his body showed no signs of abnormality?
It was as if he was still on Earth, with no noticeable changes or issues…
"I can actually survive in space?"
Syd was amazed.
Was this even considered biological?
He even wondered if he could go without food or water indefinitely.
He felt as if his body was always in a state of vitality, never feeling tired.
Perhaps he would experience fatigue in a prolonged battle, but daily life would likely be unaffected.
Is this what it means to be divine?
Instinctively, Syd tried to move and found himself floating.
Without using the Serpent's floating ability or Chaos Magic…
"Levitation ability…"
Syd murmured.
This levitation felt like a natural instinct, like breathing air, an inherent ability.
Syd tested it out.
His form vanished from the spot and reappeared in the distance.
After some time, Syd had a rough idea of the data.
The speed of his divine body's flight seemed to be based on the strength of divine power and divinity. Overall, it wasn't as fast as the Serpent's floating ability.
However, it consumed less energy, unlike the constant state of the Serpent's floating.
So far, the speeds of his abilities were:
Levitation > Divine Body > Chaos Magic…